PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Kung Fu (ranked 6008 p4p, 3395 weight class) and One Panch Men (ranked 477 p4p, 348 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fu
vs
Men

180 cm
25
150
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
151
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big heart

Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, One Panch Men!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Men avoids the head kick by Fu.
Men rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fu ducks under a wild hook from Men.
Fu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Men in his tracks.
Men swats away the attempt to clinch by Fu.
Fu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Men! But no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fu.
Fu tries to clinch there but Men circles away.
Men tries to land a front kick but Fu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Men with a nice calf kick.
Fu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Men's head.
Fu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Men manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fu tries a head kick but it misses.
Kung Fu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Men. Fu does a little dance to reset his feet.

Men clinches with his opponent.
Fu tries to break free but Men pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Fu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Men is defending well for now.
Fu missing with knees to the body.

Men breaks the clinch.

Fu gets tackled into the ropes by Men. Men maintains the clinch.
Fu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Men manages to break the clinch.
Men scoring well with a low kick there.
Fu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Men blocks a head kick by Fu.

Men lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Fu goes down! The ref sends Men to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Fu is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

Fu is rocked!

It looks like Kung Fu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fu avoids a kick to the body.
Oh Fu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Fu.
Fu seems to have got his legs back now.
Fu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Men.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Men.
Men takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Men blocks a head kick by Fu.
Men counters with a body kick.
Men blocks a head kick by Fu.
Fu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Men jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Men throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Men throws a push kick but Fu slaps the foot to one side.
Fu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Men looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Men takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Men blocks a head kick by Fu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Men.
Men misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Men scores with a nice right hand.
Fu scores with a jab to the body.
Men is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fu lands a high kick!
Fu is breathing heavily.
Fu wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, One Panch Men should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fu connects with a high kick.
Fu fakes the leg kick and cracks Men in the body.
Kung Fu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice body kick there by Fu.
Fu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Men circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fu backing away here, and Men unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fu scores with a head kick. Men tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kung Fu is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fu. Men does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fu avoids the body shot from Men.
Fu seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Men is looking to score with low kicks.
Fu is looking to counter the offense by Men and move into the clinch.
Men blocks a head kick by Fu.

Men clinches up with Fu and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Men manages to break the clinch.
Fu keeps Men at a distance using the push kick.
Fu avoids the body shot from Men.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Men keeps Fu at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fu doesn't manage to clinch there - Men circles away.
Fu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fu tries to clinch but Men moves out of range.
Men avoids the body shot from Fu.
Fu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Men throws a looping overhand right but Fu ducks down to avoid it.
Fu looks for the body kick but Men saw that one coming.

Men moves into range and clinches up with Fu.
Fu is trying to break the clinch but Men has him pressed against the ropes.

Men pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Men throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fu.
Fu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Men throws a hook but Fu blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Men misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu slips a straight right by Men.
Fu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Men if he has to take too many more of those.
Fu tries to clinch but Men is having none of it.
Men misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fu thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fu throws a head kick that half lands.
Fu tries to clinch but Men is having none of it.
Men takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Men cracks Fu with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fu is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Fu is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Men has managed to clinch.

Men's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Men closes the distance and clinches.
Fu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

One Panch Men takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Men fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fu manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Fu.
Men is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Men has closed the distance and engaged Fu in a clinch.
Men prevents Fu from breaking the clinch.
Men lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Men escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Men throws out a loose jab but Fu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu staying out of range there.
Men looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fu wants to clinch but Men slips to the side
and Fu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Men counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Men forces Fu back against the ropes and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Men creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fu taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Men keeps control of Fu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Men managing to block the knees to the body from Fu.
A right hook to the body lands for Men.

Men breaks from the clinch.
Fu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Men throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Fu moves to clinch but Men breaks away
and Men counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Men manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Men scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fu slips a jab from Men.
Fu throws a big counter combination but Men scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Men throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fu drops his guard momentarily, allowing Men to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Fu! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Men takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). One Panch Men!